dari
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Definition of dari
4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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(archaic, uncountable)Synonym of sorghum.
“Foods, like locust-beans, or rice-meal, or dari-grain (a species of sorghum), which contain less than 8 or 9 per cent. of albuminoids, are too poor in nitrogenous substances to suit the requirements of the animal.”
“I regard canary seed or dari as much superior to chicken grits[…]”
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noun
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(archaic, uncountable)Synonym of sorghum.
“Foods, like locust-beans, or rice-meal, or dari-grain (a species of sorghum), which contain less than 8 or 9 per cent. of albuminoids, are too poor in nitrogenous substances to suit the requirements of the animal.”
“I regard canary seed or dari as much superior to chicken grits[…]”
name
- The variety of the Persian language that is chiefly used in Afghanistan, contrasted with varieties spoken elsewhere such as Iranian Persian or Tajik.
- (historical, uncommon)A variety of Middle Persian which served as the court language of the late Sasanian Empire.
- A language primarily spoken in the Yazd and Kerman areas of Iran.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Compare Ottoman Turkish داری (modern Turkish darı) and Arabic ذُرَة (ḏura).
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